Ocean Beach Amusement Park: Man, 52, critical with head injuries after 'incident' at popular fairground | The Sun
A 52-YEAR-OLD man was left in critical condition after suffering head injuries in an "incident" at a popular fairground.
Cops and emergency services rushed to the scene at Ocean Beach Amusement Park in South Shields shortly after midday yesterday.
Police confirmed the man was injured in a "workplace accident" and suffered "serious head injuries".
He remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after midday yesterday (Sunday), we received a report that a man had been injured in a workplace accident at Ocean Beach Amusement Park, in South Shields.
"Officers attended and a man aged 52 was found to have suffered serious head injuries.
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"He was taken to the RVI in Newcastle for treatment where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
"We have contacted the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and are working with them to establish exactly what happened."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident at South Shields promenade shortly before 12pm.
"We dispatched a clinical team leader, a rapid response paramedic and an ambulance crew, and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service.
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"One patient was taken by road to the RVI for further treatment."
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